SPRINGFIELD — As 6-foot-3 shooting guard Katie Lou Samuelson drained one 3-pointer after another and scored at a pace much better than a point per minute played, it was easy to envision her playing for the UConn women's basketball team in two years.

The California 16-year-old is a long way from even making a commitment to play with the Huskies, but this past weekend she certainly gave the program's fans reasons to get excited about future possibilities. The junior from Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis' high school alma mater, Mater Dei High, made an unofficial visit at UConn on Thursday as her team was in New England to play Friday at the Naismith Hall of Fame's Hoop Hall Classic.

The No. 2-ranked recruit nationally in the junior class scored 34 points in 23 minutes of play to lead Mater Dei to an easy 86-37 victory over Archbishop Williams. She shot 13-for-23 from the field including 5-for-12 from 3-point range.

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